Rosemary Nyambura: Kenyan Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Traveller's Bag at Entebbe Airport

• Rosemary Nyambura was arraigned before an Entebbe court and charged with stealing a bag containing valuable items from a foreign passenger at Entebbe International Airport
• Uganda Civil Aviation Authority revealed that Nyambura and two accomplices orchestrated a theft by distracting the victim’s driver while stealing the bag which contained valuable items
• She denied the allegations and was remanded to Kigo Prison, with a court appearance scheduled for April 16, 2025

Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.

Uganda - A 28-year-old Kenyan woman has been remanded to prison on charges of stealing a foreigner's bag at Entebbe International Airport.

Rosemary Maina Nyambura, a Kenyan national residing in Bweyogerere, Kampala District, appeared before Senior Magistrate Edgar Tibayeita Tusiime at the Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and was charged with theft.

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According to the charge sheet, Nyambura and accomplices, still at large, stole a bag from a passenger on March 30, 2025, at the airport’s car park in Wakiso District.

According to a report by Monitor, the bag contained an HP laptop, a charger, eyeglasses, and a German passport, among other valuables.

How did Nyambura allegedly steal foreigner's bag?

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) spokesperson, Vianney Luggya, revealed that the theft was part of an organised scheme involving two Kenyan nationals and a Ugandan.

The suspects distracted the victim's driver with unrelated questions while their accomplices stole the bag.

After swift investigations, including reviewing CCTV footage, Nyambura was arrested and charged.

"The victim, a foreigner who had just arrived in the country, was being assisted by a driver to load luggage into his car. The woman distracted the driver with unrelated questions while her two accomplices took the bag containing various items.

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The incident was quickly reported to the Aviation Police, who launched an investigation, including reviewing CCTV footage. This led to the identification and arrest of the Kenyan woman, who was then brought to court for prosecution," he said.

The case has sparked calls from Luggya for passengers to report such incidents immediately to aid in investigations and recovery of stolen items.

Nyambura, who denied the charges, was remanded to Kigo prison and will appear in court again on April 16, 2025.

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A subsequent field test confirmed that the substance was narcotics, leading to her arrest and questioning.

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Other cases of Kenyan women arrested abroad

• Margaret Nduta, a 37-year-old woman is on death row in Vietnam after she was found guilty of smuggling two kilograms of illegal drugs

• Faith Omollo recounted her Malaysian jail ordeal, claiming friends framed her by planting drugs in a parcel she was transporting to Malaysia
• Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi announced that over 1,000 Kenyans are serving their jail terms abroad for various offences

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